gavin18787
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Registered: 22nd Feb 05
Location: Basildon, Essex
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Until I have my civic sorted I needed a car to get me by. never intended to get a saxo but this one came along and seemed like a good buy and something that would easily be sellable in the future.
Build quality and driving position is shit along with the gearbox and feeling like a chav but its amazing fun Fast too 
Got a few mods
>blistien shocks and springs
> 4 - 1 manifold
>sports cat
>magnex cat back
> raceland induction kit
> super chip (not sure if this is any good )
> gti6 brakes
> chav sound system 
Needs a wash and a wax as the water just sits on it so will get some good pics once that has happened
few from the drive






What is the dial on the far right for? Sits in the middle when driving

If I grow to like it I might spend a few pennys on it and refurb the wheels as they are bad (anthracite :cool and paint the grille black again as I dont like it silver and replace the damaged plastic under the light.
But its just been serviced and has newish proxies so its ready to go. Only thing I am doing asap is changing the pads as they are EBC ones and are horrendus unless hot.
CTR and now a saxo so I am doing well at been hated 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
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Are you fixing the CTR then? From only seeing the pics it looks like a lot of work!
VTS doesn't look so bad
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JonnyJ
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Dial on the right is your Chavometre. You obviously weren't going full on chav at the time 
Tbf they are alright cars and very nippy too. You dont have to do a lot to them to make them look nice either
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gavin18787
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quote: Originally posted by Matty G
Are you fixing the CTR then? From only seeing the pics it looks like a lot of work!
VTS doesn't look so bad
No splitting and buying another
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Twiggy
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for the price you really cant grumble...
I had a Vtr and Vts!
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gavin18787
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quote: Originally posted by JonnyJ
Dial on the right is your Chavometre. You obviously weren't going full on chav at the time 
Might take it down southend and blast out some tunes whilst doing a one handed burn out to see if I can get it up near the red 
I assume its oil pressure or something maybe?
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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mwg
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quote: Originally posted by gavin18787
quote: Originally posted by Matty G
Are you fixing the CTR then? From only seeing the pics it looks like a lot of work!
VTS doesn't look so bad
No splitting and buying another
Cool good luck with it
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big eck
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Its the water temp guage mate, it should sit in the middle when normal.
Looks a no bad wee car tho.
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Twiggy
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Think one is water and the right is oil temp?
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gavin18787
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quote: Originally posted by big eck
Its the water temp guage mate, it should sit in the middle when normal.
Looks a no bad wee car tho.
yer thats where it sits so thats 
I thought the one on the left was the engine temp though 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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gavin18787
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quote: Originally posted by Twiggy
Think one is water and the right is oil temp?
Ah right I think the right is oil and left water judging by the symbols then
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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am4nf
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Registered: 27th Jul 08
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How much did it cost you?
I remember seeing a price somewhere but not sure if it was this one
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big eck
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quote: Originally posted by gavin18787
quote: Originally posted by Twiggy
Think one is water and the right is oil temp?
Ah right I think the right is oil and left water judging by the symbols then [/quote
Just had a look and your correct my good man. you slid out the seat in a fast corner yet 
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gavin18787
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I am not sure how grippy it is and I have heard they can bite so have been careful 
so no 
Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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big eck
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They can let go at any moment, I had a very brown pant moment 24hrs after the wife bought hers, we were coming off the motorway onto the service station slip road when all of a sudden the back end just slid round on me. I ended up facing on coming traffic 
I drove the thing like a granny for days after that
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
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its oil temp and the left one is water/coolant temp.
ive yet to experience oversteer in mine, my nerve has run out before grip has.
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will_ainsworth
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what happened to the ctr
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Ben G
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looks alright gav.
mate in work had a vtr and a vts after his impreza sti and said they are great fun to drive!
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taylorboosh
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quote: Originally posted by will_ainsworth
what happened to the ctr
how do people still not know this?
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chrisritch
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CTR was written off in the best, most noble and awesome way possible
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Stacking it into a barrier?
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frostyD
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Nice, get all OCD and clean it up.

VTS are fun to abuse!
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Eck
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Nice Gav Love how surprised everyone is when they drive one Especially after how much they get bummed up
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jr
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quote: Originally posted by John
Stacking it into a barrier?
at the nurburgring
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Corsa_Sport21
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That looks perfect.
Id have a VTS over a 106 gti anyday of the week.
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